The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-10-04
THE KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOL

probability, be enc OF the Rrandest euu-
cative institutions in this Kingdom. repre-
sentative Of the GAZETTE visited the grouhus
ON Thursday last, and had view of the new
buildings aud improvements made up to
that time.
Tho preliminary arrangements, made UNI
der the will of the late Pauahi Bishop, FOR
the establishment of this school, were pub
lished ut the time they we're made, and space
will not admit of their being restated here.
Sufiiee Il 10 saw for the present that one OF
the first acts of those in charge was TO secure
the services of the Rev. W. Il. Oleson, Tor
several wears Principal of the Htlo Boarding
School, 10 be Principal OF the hamehameha
School. The site selected consisted OF q
large tract of land at Palama, one mile ana
a half from the Honolulu Post Oihoe, on
which 20 erect buildings and to carry on
operations. The lands were part of the pro-
perty of the late Mrs. Bishop, by whose
noble spirit of iudicious and far-seeing
banencance, the institution was provided
for. The school lands extend from the
Nuuanu pail to the sea, and com
prise mountain pasture land together
with some areas on which the cultivation OF
taro and rice can be carried on. The site OF
the school buildings is on gentle slope
short distance mauka of the road to Eva,
one of the entrance gates being at the So
called "What Cheer House, Behind the
buildings at some distance back rise the
mountains enclosed between the kalihi and
the Nuuanu valleys.
The situation relatively to the two valleys
named is such as to have the benefit of the
air currents circulating through both. fresh
cool breeze played, on Thursday, while, IN the
city the Ciay was calmer than usual. Citi-
zens who desire good healthy airing can
not do better than take drive out to the
Kamehameha school grounds.
When taken for the purposes named, the
l,,-ffh the hlarE vpInnnfr
bouldprs so we'll known on all the rough
lands of Oahu. The clearing away of the
rocks was the first duty to which the genius
of improvement had to be applied. The
buildings so far erected stand fronting
splendid carriage drive, one end OF when Is
entered, as above mentioned, at the what
Cheer House, and the other about quarter
of mile farther along towards Eva. A neat
stone fence runs along the highway front.
The buildings now nearly completed consist
of the Principals residence, two d0rmitories,
dining hall Temporarily including class
rooms), water tower, an engine house,
workshop. laundry, swimming tank, aud
outhouses.
The PRINCIPALS residence is q two-story
building, of an unpretentious but elegant
style of architecture, and commands an ex-
tensive view not only of the school premises
bat also of Punchbowl, the ocean, the city of
Honolulu and the surrounding country,
At a distance of about thirty yards Is one
of the dormitory buildings, and further
along the drive, at another interval or about
twenty yards, stands the other dormitory.
Each of the dormitories is 64x3l feet and
two stories high. with ceilings 10 feet high IN
the lower and feet in the upper fiat. Both
are exactly alike, and contain q rooms each;
the rooms of a uniform size, namely SKI,
and every room except in each building has
two good-sized windows, the windows all
So ba 10 $50 ba - hos The
lavatories are ample and of the best mate
rial, with faucets and other appurtenances
complete. The furnishing of each sleeping
room consists of an iron bedstesd, bed, chair
and table. with hooks and curtained shelves
for clothing. The Railways are wide, and
the ventilating arrangements are as near
perfection as need be.
After another space of about thirty yards
comes the dining hail. a well planned and
rather handsome looking structure SOx43 feet
with two wings each 25x29. Inside, tempo
rary partitions have been put up between
the main hall and the wings. The latter
will be used as school rooms until the main
building for school and other purposes Is
erected, which will probably be done during
the coming year. Meantime the wings of
the dining hall are furnished each with
thirty-six desks of the Andrews triple fold
ing top patent. BlackbOards are also at
tached 20 the partition. An admirable piece
of furniture. which ought TO be an indispen-
sable part of the outfit of every school room,
is Andrews map case, IN which eight maps
are folded up, and any one of the series Re
Qulred can be spread out and TsfOlded instan-
tsneously, and the whole covered up IN a
locked case fastened to the wall. This con
trivance reduces She wear and tear OF school
maps, fertile source Of expense, to a mini
mum.
The boys Will be divided in the dining
room into messes Of nine to each table, and
a sufficient number Of tables are provided to
accommodate the whole school at a single I
sitting.
Adjoining the dining room Is the wash
room, where dishes viii be washed under
cold and hot water faucets, fixed in pairs I
over each compartment OF the washing
trench.
Next the wash room is the kitchen, which /
IS furnished with one of Montague's French I
foot ranges, over one end of which IS a %
gallon tank for the supply OF water for cook /
ing purposes.
Adjoining the kitchen is the scullerY with /
wood room under the floor: the pantry with /
capaci0us meat safes, and the store room !
over the outer door OF which tackle will be :
Hgged to hoist supplies out Of the drays.
The kitchen, wash room. scullery, pantry, !
and store room have stone walls and parti- Z
tons Of stone. stone and cement. and iron.
The floors are OF cement, and iron rooted. I
under the caves as well as by the doors and /
windows.
The piping for leading in and CARVING
on water Is arranged IN the most convenient /
manner possible, and all refuse water VIII be I
led out 50 IS to be utilized for irrigatlng the /
land
The laundry Is a separate building, at I
some distance behind the dOr1nitories. and is /
a corrugated iron building 21xAj feet. divided /
into two looms, wash room and an ironing
TOom- The wash room IS furnished With a 4
long raised tank, divided into q sections or /
tubs With pair OF fa1cets for hot and cold 1
water over each. The waste pipe from each \
Tub leads to cement valley on the ground 7
under the building, the water from this 4
valley TO be also led ont on 10 the land for
irrigation.
The ironing room Is furnished With a small I
charcoal stove and all the appurteuanees
pertaining 70 this branch OF industry.
The workshop IS plain oblong building
u four apartments, the largest Of which viii
contain the carpenter bench. The other
three are the printing room, tailoring room
and ofics.
Not the last interesting Of the whole sgs-
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